Walter Hodge
Hodge with Zielona Góra, in 2012.
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| No. 15 – ASVEL | ||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||
| League |
LNB Pro A Champions League |
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| Born |
September 21, 1986 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
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| Nationality | Puerto Rican / US Virgin Islands | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school |
Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Florida) |
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| College | Florida (2005–2009) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted | |||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||
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| 2009 | Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | |||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Zielona Góra | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Laboral Kutxa Vitoria | |||||||||
| 2014 | → Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||||||||
| 2015 | Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pallacanestro Cantù | |||||||||
| 2016 | Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||
| 2016–present | ASVEL | |||||||||
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Walter "Walt" Wallace Hodge (born September 21, 1986) is a Puerto Rican-U.S. Virgin Islands professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A. Internationally, Hodge plays with the senior U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team, due to eligibility arising from his Virgin Islander grandfather. A reserve point guard his first two seasons with the Gators, he became the starting point guard for the two-time defending national champions in the 2007–08 season. On June 5, 2013, in appreciation for his contribution to Zielona Góra, his jersey number was retired.
Hodge was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He attended Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida, a private military academy, and played high school basketball for the Florida Air Falcons. The Falcons won state championships with undefeated teams during his sophomore and senior seasons.
Hodge accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2005 to 2009. Playing a reserve role in 2005–06, Hodge averaged 3.9 points and 1.2 assists per game as a freshman. He started 8 games in Southeastern Conference (SEC) play and averaged 19 minutes per contest during the Gators' first national title run.
Hodge had a decreased number of starts and minutes during the 2006–07 season, starting just three games but increasing his scoring average to 5.7 points per game as the Gators repeated as national champions. He had a career high of 17 points against Florida State, and finished the season hitting exactly .500 on three-point shots.
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